The quantitation of how much time constitutes short and recent varies by disease and by context, but the core denotation of acute is always qualitatively in contrast with chronic, which denotes long-lasting disease (for example, in acute leukemia and chronic leukemia).
View full size image. Thomas Edison is usually credited with the invention of the light bulb, but the famous American inventor wasn't the only one who contributed to the development of this revolutionary technology.
In 1878, Swan developed a longer lasting light bulb using a treated cotton thread that also removed the problem of early bulb blackening. On July 24, 1874 a Canadian patent was filed by a Toronto medical electrician named Henry Woodward and a colleague Mathew Evans.